Hippocrates said, "Thy food shall be thy medicine," and herbs, as concentrated foods with vital nutrients, vitamins and medicinal properties, more than fit the bill.

You can drink tea in any number of ways...hot or iced, plain or sweetened.  You can prepare teas the easy way, from ready made tea bags, or you can use dried or fresh herbs and filter the bulk from the liquid before drinking your tea.  Whatever way you like them, you'll be amazed at the potential for drug-free healing that is available in teas.

A study at the Mayo Clinic showed that a component of green tea helps kill leukemia cells by interrupting the communication signals they need to survive.

A study at the University of Southern California found that women who drank about half a cup of green tea a day reduced their risk of breast cancer by 50%, and a study published in the journal Circulation found that drinking more than two cups of tea a day decreased the risk of death following a heart attack by 44%.

These examples are only a few of the hundreds of studies being preformed to make the benefits of tea mainstream knowledge.  This is a signal that the new medicine for the millennium will include more natural alternatives for treatment and a new view of the oldest beverage in the world.

The following is a breakdown of not only the properties of tea, but  how it works in conjunction with certain ailments and concerns directly related to the body.